In today's rapidly evolving global economy, digital trade has become an increasingly important driver of economic growth and job creation. With the rise of e-commerce, online marketplaces, and digital platforms, businesses of all sizes can now access new markets and customers around the world, creating new opportunities for job seekers and entrepreneurs alike.
The training course on 'Digital Trade: Opportunities to create decent and productive jobs' is designed to provide participants with a deep understanding of the potential benefits, challenges, and strategies associated with leveraging digital trade to foster job creation and economic development.
This course aims to get an overview on the concepts of digital trade and digital economy, it will explain the distinction between the traditional value chains and digital value chains and improve knowledge on how digital technologies in trade could be an opportunity to formality by presenting the tools and good practices of formalization of trade jobs and creating new productive jobs.
This course will also focus on trade in services and discuss the nexus between trade, migration and development by explaining how trade could work for migration and how migration could work for trade.
By the end of this course, participants will be equipped with the knowledge, insights, and practical strategies needed to capitalize on the job creation potential of digital trade, thereby contributing to a more resilient, dynamic, and inclusive labor market.
The course is conceived to people affiliated to any of the following:
The training course aims to:
The course includes 4 modules that cover several topics related to the digital trade, digital supply chain management, E-formality and trade in services and how these topics impact job creation. The training modules require 5– 6 hours of effort from candidates per week. On a weekly basis, learning modules are deployed:
Module 1: The shift to the digital trade: Concepts and background
- Understanding the distinction between digital trade and digital economy
- Benefits of digital trade
- How does digital trade impact small businesses?
Module 2: Traditional Supply Chain Vs Digital Supply chain
- E-procurement, E-logistics, E-invoices, E-transactions, E-marketing…
Module 3: E-formality as a solution to decent work and sustainable development
Module 4: Trade in Services
- How trade works for migration
- How migration works for the trade.
The forum will be hosted in a digital platform developed by ITCILO eCampus
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